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ASIA

ASIA

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin remains confident that the port of Ust-Luga should commence operations on time and deliver maximum efficiency.

15th November 2009

Putin confident over Ust-Luga

15th November 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Short sea shipping in Europe is being held back by reliance on old-fashioned paper management systems, according to Alberto Magrassi, an expert in shipping systems from IT firm Elsag Datamat.

14th November 2009

Ditch paper reliance to further short sea shipping

14th November 2009

ASIA

ASIA

The possibility has been floated that Kochi Port Trust could assume managerial responsibility for the ports Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal once DP World moves its operations to the new Vallarpadam operating area…

14th November 2009

Port Trust could manage vacated Kochi box terminal

14th November 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The CMA CGM Group is pleased to announce the delivery today, 10th of November, in South Korea, of the CMA CGM CHRISTOPHE COLOMB.

14th November 2009

CMA CGM takes delivery of new 13,300 TEU vessel

14th November 2009

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Sustainability in operations is no longer just an attractive option. It is fast becoming a commercial imperative to reduce costs and drive competitive advantage. Kate Royston investigates how it is remaining firmly…

13th November 2009

Ports’ key role in the sustainable logistics chain

13th November 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Belgiums Phaeros is in the process of re-engineering its Harbour View portcommunity system.

13th November 2009

Phaeros

13th November 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Despite making significant inroads in environmental management, the majority of UK ports do not feel that they are doing enough, according to the Green Ports survey from Royal Haskoning.

13th November 2009

UK needs focus for greening of ports

13th November 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes has won an order to supply Egypts Port of Damietta with six rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes and two empty container reachstackers.

13th November 2009

Konecranes supplies Damietta

13th November 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The shore power installation at Port Metro Vancouver, the home port of the Vancouver-Alaska cruise, is the result of a $9-million cooperative initiative between the Government of Canada, the British Columbia Ministry…

13th November 2009

Shore power for cruise ships in Vancouver

13th November 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

By sharing information in a highlyintegrated way, port community networks eliminate mountains ofpaperwork. Felicity Landon reports

12th November 2009

Port community milestone

12th November 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Ukranian Supreme Court has ruled that the agreement between the Russian National Container Company (NCC) and the state-run Commercial Sea Port of Illichivsk (SCPI) is void, effectively forcing NCCs Ukrainian subsidiary…

12th November 2009

Ukraine port accused of embezzeling by NCC

12th November 2009

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Yantian International Container Terminals (YICT) recently announced the launch of its first direct feeder service for Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limited. The new service will run directly from YICT to the factory…

12th November 2009

China new green feeder service

12th November 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

In a new “green port” collaboration, the Port of Long Beach and China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI), one of the world’s largest operators of seaport terminals, have signed a comprehensive environmental exchange…

12th November 2009

Port of Long Beachs Green Port tie up with China Merchants

12th November 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Every other tonne of cargomoved through the Flanders ports of Antwerp, Ghent, Ostend andZeebrugge is part of a short sea cargo - unless you look at Ostend,when the figure shoots up to…

11th November 2009

Flemish ports present single face to market

11th November 2009

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

Sitting in the front row at Port Industry Day, held in New York in the auditorium aboard Intrepid, my head began to ache from the sheer complexity of solving infrastructure problems, on…

11th November 2009

Opinion Barry Parker New Yorker

11th November 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Ukraines Yuzhny port authority has signed a deal confirming that it will register the berths built by Transinvestservice (TIS) in its port so that they can become operational - in return for…

11th November 2009

TIS dispute may resolve soon

11th November 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Ukrainian government has given the go-ahead for the expansion of Odessa, Yuzhny and Illichevsk into additional land areas.

11th November 2009

Ukraine forges ahead with port development

11th November 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A project to establish a minimum safety specification for quayside container cranes is being launched by TT Club, the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) and ICHCA International - and the message is…

11th November 2009

Crane safety should not be optional

11th November 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargotec has delivered 20 Kalmar terminal tractors to the port of Rades in Tunisia, and has signed a deal to refurbish 13 straddle carriers later this year.

11th November 2009

Cargotec delivers

11th November 2009

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

A new GreenPort column designed to draw attention to the varied responsibilities of environment managers shaping port and terminal policy. This month, the spotlight falls on Charles Haine, Global Environmental Manager, DP…

11th November 2009

A week in the life of an Environment Manager

11th November 2009